Matthew 28:19 — "Baptize in the Name"

The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God affirms Matthew 28:19 — the Great Commission includes the command to baptize 'in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.' The UCKG practices water baptism following this Trinitarian formula and interprets Matthew 28:19 as establishing the proper way to administer the sacrament.

Baptism is understood as essential to Christian initiation, typically preceded by a profession of faith in Jesus Christ. Baptism by immersion following the Trinitarian formula is the UCKG's standard practice. The text affirms the Trinity and validates water baptism as a biblical ordinance through which believers are incorporated into the Church and commit to following Christ.

The UCKG reads Matthew 28:19 within an evangelical-Pentecostal framework. While emphasizing the urgency of evangelism and the central role of the Holy Spirit in Christian life, the UCKG affirms traditional water baptism as the proper rite of initiation into the Church. This practice is consistent with broader evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity.